Business & Economy

FAO’s Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Focuses On Post COVID-19 Resilient Food, Agriculture System

DHAKA, Mar 9 (NNN-BSS) – The 36th session of the Asia-Pacific regional conference (APRC) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation…

Sri Lanka Allows Rupee To Devalue

COLOMBO, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s central bank allowed the rupee to devalue to 230 per U.S. dollar, considering…

Feature: Filipinos Brace For Higher Fuel, Food Prices Amid Supply Shocks

MANILA, Mar 8 (NNN-PNA) – Passenger jeepney driver, Arthur Arsenio, 48, charged his passengers 13 pesos (about 0.25 U.S. dollar),…

Turks Queuing Up To Buy Sunflower Oil Amid Stockpiling, Price-Hike Talk

ISTANBUL, Mar 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country, to buy…

Saudi Arabia Inks 22 Deals With Local, Foreign Defence Firms

RIYADH, Mar 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia inked 2.13 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of deals, with local and foreign defence…

Tokyo Stocks Plunged Over Three Percent In The Morning Amid Fears Over Fuel Price Surge

TOKYO, Mar 7 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo stocks plunged this morning, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index diving over three percent,…

Modi: India Second Largest Mobile Phone Manufacturer In World

NEW DELHI, Mar 7 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday said, India is emerging as a global leader…

Bangladesh Marks National Jute Day To Revive Golden Era Of Natural Fibre

DHAKA, Mar 7 (NNN-BSS) – As part of its continued efforts to revive the golden era of jute, the Bangladeshi…

Garuda Indonesia Airlines Reopens Sydney-Bali Route

JAKARTA, Mar 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, yesterday reopened the flight route between Sydney and Bali’s Denpasar, President…

Argentina, IMF Reach Preliminary 44.5 Billion USD Deal To Resolve Debt

BUENOS AIRES, Mar 5 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reached a preliminary 44.5-billion-U.S.-dollar agreement, to help…